Windshield-glass fastener



m W N 1 JL SCHAEFER WINDSHIELD GLASS FASTENER Filed Jan. 29, 1923 Fgl Dec. 2, 1924-.

ATTORNEY.

Patentecl Dec. 2, 1924.

UNETE JOHN SCHAEFER, OF NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

WINDSHIELD-GLASS FASTENER.

Application filed January 29, 1923, Serial No. 615,4=69.

TO ZZ whom it may conccrn:

Be it known that I, JOHN SCHAEFER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invcnted certain new and useful Improvements in VVindshield-Glass Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention consists of thenovel features hereinafter described, references being had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, and the invention is fully disclosed in the following description and claiins.

The object of my invention is to provide clamps for windshield glasses and the like, which may be quickly and easily placed in position, and which will permit of resiliently attaching the closing moulding to the sash by means of the spring clamps so that pressure will be exerted against the glass, i. e., at right angles to it and parallel to the glass, which will result in overcoming the present breakage due to the shocks and jar of travel.

A further object of my invention is to eliminate the necessity of rubber glazing strips on windshield glasses which are now used to prevent breaking due to vibration, and which will be made unnecessary by my invention.

Another object of niy invention is to provide clamps of the type described, which will be simple in construction, cheaply and easily manufactured, and will function in accomplishing the purposes described.

A further object of my invention is to eliminate the noise ol' rattl'ng on account of vibration.

My invention will better be understood by reference to the following specification which is directedto the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

Figure l is a front elevation of a windshield glass showing the clamps comprising my invention in position thereon. i v

Figure 2 is a view of a horizontal cross section through one of the clamps on plane X-X.

Referring more particularly to the drawings herein, similar characters designate corresponding parts throughout the various views. A is one of the clamps, consisting of a metallic strip composed of steel or other suitable metal to provide the necessary resiliency and durability. This strip is bent so that the hook H on the end thereof is adapted to partly enclose and grip the moulding strip M. The moulding strip M is held yieldingly against and retains the glass G between the moulding strip and the sash or windshield frame S I prefer to attach the clamps to the frame S by means of the bolt B, but other suitable methods of attachment may be pro- Vided.

It will be noticed that I construct my clamp in a manner which will allow a resilient spring pressure to be exerted along the line of the arrow P' and also along the line of the arrow at right angles to the glass P". Similar clamps are attached to various parts of the :fi-ame, but I have found that three clamps are generally suficient.

It will be observed that my method provides for the free movement of the glass between the moulding and the frame, but with pressure at all times applied, and this results in overcoming all noise due to vibration, and also in preventing the fracture of the glass.

From the above description and the accompanying drawings, the advantages of my invention may be seen, and while I have described a specific structure, it is understood that such changes may be made in same as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A metallic windshield clanp having an outer end drllled to receive a bolt, a curved resilient middle portion and a curved inner end having a degree of cnrvature proportionate to the mouldng strip with which it may be used, all as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth. i

2. The combination, in a windshield, of a plurality of resilient clanps with a moulding, frame and glass, one end of each clamp securedto said frame, having the other end curved and partially encompassing said moulding and exerting pressure through said moulding at right angles to and parallel with said glass, as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

3. The combination in a windshield having a sash, glass and moulding strip, of a plurality of resilient metallic clamps. such clamps having one end thereof firmly attached to said 'nnne and the other end com'- p'sng a hook pzu-tally enconpassng said mouldng, the middle portion of said chunp being boWed and exertng pressure at right angles to and Parallel With said glass, but not n direct contact therewth said glass being free to move between the mouldng and the frame, us and :for the purposes here nbefo-e set forth.

In testmony Whereof, I have signed my 10 name to these specfieatons this 13 day of January, 1923.

JOHN SCI-IAEFER. 

